English-Speaking Union Moot

The English-Speaking Union Moot, also known as, by virtue of a sponsorship arrangement with Essex Court Chambers, the ESU-Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition, or simply the ESU Moot, is the longest-running national mooting competition in the UK, involving teams of law students from universities across the country. The first grand final was held in 1972. The competition is run by Oxford Brookes University under the chairmanship of Eric Baskind, a visiting Research Fellow at the University. The President of the Competition is The Right Hon. Lady Arden of Heswall DBE, Justice of the UK Supreme Court.

History

In addition to being the oldest mooting competition, the ESU moot is also the largest of its kind, accepting entries from universities across the legal jurisdictions of the UK. Originally, the ESU moot was known as the Observer Moot, and has been known by its current name since 2000. Legal Week currently acts as the competition's media partner.

Format

The competition takes a knockout format, with 6 rounds, the last two of which take place on the same day. While the number of rounds require 64 participants, there is facility for more competitors than this, with special arrangements made to have pre-competition rounds to whittle the competitors down to 64.

Each round must be completed by a particular preset deadline, with one team being designated the host, and is thus responsible for securing a judge and organising facilities for the moot. All finalists and semi-finalists are presented with monetary prizes. In addition, the winners are awarded the Silver Mace, and the runner's up the Scarman Shield.

Previous winners

YearWinner
2021 King's College London
2020Queen Mary University of London
2019Oxford Brookes University
2018University of Salford
2017Newcastle University
2016Oxford Brookes University
2015Oxford Brookes University
2014Liverpool John Moores University
2013University College London
2012Oxford Brookes University
2011University of Glasgow
2010University of Oxford
2009University of Manchester
2008University of Hertfordshire
2007Liverpool John Moores University
2006Queen Mary, University of London
2005City University, London
2004University of Bristol
2003University of Liverpool
2002University of Southampton
2001Middlesex University
2000Kingston University
1999University of Greenwich
1998University of Aberdeen
1997University of Cambridge
1996University of Bristol
1995University of Leicester
1994University of Edinburgh
1993King's College London
1992University of Birmingham
1991University of East Anglia
1990Nottingham Trent Polytechnic
1989King's College London
1988University of East Anglia
1987Essex Institute of Higher Education
1986Polytechnic of Central London
1985University of Lancaster
1984University of Bristol
1983University of Hull
1982Polytechnic of Central London
1981Queen Mary College
1980Queen Mary College
1979School of Oriental and African Studies
1978Queen Mary College
1977University of Leicester
1976University of Leicester
1975Mid Essex Technical College
1974University of Leicester
1973University of Leicester
1972University College London

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